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Carolina Hurricanes at Utah Hockey Club NHL Predictions

2024-11-13 • Delta Center
Utah Hockey Club 4 - 1 Carolina Hurricanes
🚨 Upset Win (50% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
UTA: 49.6%
CAR: 50.4%
Expected Goals
UTA: 3.03
CAR: 3.51
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 59%
Over 6.5: 47%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

UTA
Karel Vejmelka - 17-10-2 | 0.895 SV% | 2.68 GAA
CAR
Pyotr Kochetkov - 6-2-0 | 0.899 SV% | 2.33 GAA
StatUTACAR
Season SV%0.8950.899
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.682.33
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Goalie Game Metrics

TeamGoalieSASavesGASV%xGAHD FacedGSAx
UTAKarel Vejmelka5049198.0%5.7674.76
CARPyotr Kochetkov2117481.0%2.301-1.70
SA uses shots on goal plus goals. xGA, high-danger faced, and GSAx use modeled scoring attempts against. GSAx is xGA minus goals against.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 75% • UTA at home vs CAR: 1-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-11UTA 1 - 4 CARCARCAR
2026-01-29CAR 5 - 4 UTACARCAR
2025-02-08CAR 7 - 3 UTACARCAR
2024-11-13UTA 4 - 1 CARUTACAR

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1UTA1200.50
1CAR2100.99
2UTA800.39
2CAR2442.44
3UTA1111.41
3CAR2332.33
Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 50.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.5
Score Breakdown
Utah Hockey Club 4 - 1 Carolina Hurricanes
Expected: 3.0 - 3.5